Sidehill building construction.



PATENTED MAY` 5., 1903.

G. OfSOOTT. SIDEHILL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION IILBD JUIJY 14, 1902.

N0 MODEL..

wnNEssEs: Edwin Ward,

Patented May 5, 1903.

PATENT FFICE.

GERARD O. SCOTT, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

SIDEHILL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,998, dated May 5, 1903.

kApplication'filed July 14, 1902. Serial No. 115,582. (No model.)

adapted for location on a hillside, to so con struct my improved building as to provide a comparatively large area of floorspace by the utilization of a comparatively small area of ground, to provide. a hillside vor inclined building with a plurality of compartments arranged on different planes, each comparu ment having means for the entrance of light and means for gaining access `to .the compartment, and to otherwise produce an improved building construction whereby the surface of a sidehill maybe profitably utilized. These objects I accomplishin themanner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a View in perspective of. apor-Y tion of my improved building, showing the hill upon which the same is located partly in section and showing one end of the building partly removed; and Fig. 2 is asimilar end view of a building with the end covering removed, showing a-slightly-modified construcf tion.

Similar numerals refer t0. similar parts throughout both views. f

In carrying out my invention rI support upon the level or approximately level g-ro und at the foot or base of a hill a horizontally-- disposed lowercompartment or ground-floor 1, from which rises and extends through the length of the buildingthe forward vertical wall 2. `Rising from the rear of the floor 1 is a vertical rear wall 3, this wall having arranged therein at intervals throughout its' length vertical frame posts or standards 4,' which riseto avgreaterheight than the height of said rear and front walls 3 and 2,"which'-` lcated at 9.

5, corresponding with the lower wall 3, these walls 5 being of corresponding heights from -their bases to their tops, and therefore, owing to their being supported at dierent heights,

lcaused to extend successively one above the of'cach of the .walls extends forward or out-ward horizontally a oor 7 which meets or abuts against the wall 5 or 3 immediately in front thereof, thus resulting in the formation of a plurality of elongated passages Vor hallways 8, which are arranged vertically Aon an inclined plane.

YFrom the upper side of each of the walls 3 and 5 extends horizontally forward a iioor, these floors being indi- At their forwardV ends the floors 9 are provided with upwardlyprojecting and outwardly-inclined wall-like extensions 10. The floors 9 may be .supported by inclined frame pieces'or braces 11, connecting the .framework of the floors with the vertical wall-posts, or said iioors .may be otherwise 'suitably supported by standards interposed between them. .The uppe'r rear wall of the structurelis provided with a forwardly-extending roof or cover 12, and from the forward edge4 portion of this roof or cover eX- tends downward and forward an inclined :front framework 13, against the inner side or surfaceV of which abut .the inclined wall-like extensions 10 of the floors 9. The lower and front portionv of the frame 13 connects, as sh'own, with vthe upper side of the forward vwalll 2', The'euds of the structure thus formed may be closed by end walls, a portion of one .sectingthe' passages 8.

In the front frame 13 I provide openings which may be lled, as shown in Figal ofthe drawings`,"with glass-filled frames 15, these "glass-filled openings being at the end of the forward and upwardly-inclined portions of the compartments, which are formed between the inclined floor extensions 10. It will be IOO observed that each of the passages or hallways 8 has its upper portion leading directly into one of the compartments, Yand owing to the fact that the lower termination of said passage is below the floor ofthe compartment with which it communicates the passage is provided with desirable head-room Without the necessity of increasing the height of the compartment with which it communicates.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown a modification of this passage construction, which consists in forming the passages,which in said gure are indicated at 8, angular in cross-section and providing for a communication of the rear ends of three compartments, such as are indicated at 8b, with each of said angular passages.

It is obvious that entrance to the various compartments may be gained through doors connecting with the passages or hallways. It will also be understood that through the medium of the glass-covered-openings which are provided for the forward sides ofthe compartments light will be provided for each of said compartments, and in this connection it may be stated that when considered desirable theinclined endsof the compartments formed by the inclined door terminations l() may be in the nature of horizontal extensions of said compartments instead of inclined extensions, as shown, although itis obvious that agreater height may be attained in the forward portion of each of said compartments by the employment of the inclined terminations.

From the construction shown and described it will be seen that not only may a hillside be employed as a building site, but that a compact arrangement of well-lighted compartments is attained by the utilization of a comparatively small area of ground and less than the usual amount of vertical space.

While the building construction herein shown is particularly adapted to be used as a chicken-house for raising chickens in large quantities or as a greenhouse for raising plants, it is obvious that the same may be utilized for other purposes.

I-Iaving now fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an inclined building construction, the combination with a horizontally disposed compartment, of a series of compartments arranged one above the other, the fronts of said compartments following an incline and supports for said compartments on different ele- Vations.

2. In an inclined building construction, the combination with a series of compartments arranged one above the other on an incline, said compartments having supports at different elevations and an inclined roof-supporting framework, covering the fronts of said compartments, substantially as specified.

3. In an inclined building construction, the combination with a series of compartments arranged one above the other on a hillside, said compartments having supports from the hillside at points in` rear of each other and at different elevations and an inclined glass- .containing framework covering the fronts of said compartments, substantially as specified.`

4. In an inclined building construction, the combination with a series of compartments arranged one above the other, and having supports at different elevations and a passage-way in the rear of each of said com partments excepting the top and bottom compartments, each of said passage-ways being of greater height than the height of the compartment with which it communicates, the ceilings of said passage-ways being formed by the floors of the next higher compartments, substantially as specified.

5. In an inclined building construction, the combination With a series of compartments arranged one above the other, each of said compartments having its forward end portion inclined upwardly and an inclined glass-con taining framework covering the forward ends of said compartments.

GERARD C. SCOTT.

'In presence of- C. C. SHEPHERD, W. L. MoRRow. 

